Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coles County in east central Illinois... Eastern Moultrie County in central Illinois... Southeastern Shelby County in central Illinois... Southeastern Piatt County in central Illinois... Cumberland County in east central Illinois... Southern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Douglas County in east central Illinois...

* Until 1045 PM CST.

* At 950 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Atwood to near Stewardson, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Atwood around 955 PM CST. Mattoon and Pesotum around 1005 PM CST. Lerna and Cooks Mill around 1010 PM CST. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Charleston, Humboldt, Homer, Ashmore, Rardin, Oakland, Hindsboro and Newman. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 170 and 222. Interstate 70 between mile markers 121 and 126.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN, IL ... COLES, IL ... CUMBERLAND, IL ... DOUGLAS, IL ... MOULTRIE, IL ... PIATT, IL ... SHELBY, IL

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for central and east central Illinois. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for central and east central Illinois.